April 01, 2024
PhonePe and Mashreq Partner to Enable UPI Payments in UAE
Indian citizens visiting or working in the United Arab Emirates can now use the PhonePe app to make payments using the United Payments Interface (UPI) at Mashreq’s Neopay terminals. These transactions are facilitated by UPI, and...
April 01, 2024
DoorDash Enters Home Improvement Category With Lowe’s Partnership
DoorDash has entered the home improvement category with a new partnership with Lowe’s. The on-demand delivery aggregator now offers gardening tools, spring cleaning essentials, do-it-yourself supplies and other products from...
April 01, 2024
Yum Brands Doubles Tech Spending, Expands Use of Generative AI
Fast food company Yum Brands aims to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) across the operations of its restaurants. The parent company of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and The Habit Burger...
March 30, 2024
3 Strikes and Cashiers Are Out at the New Ball...
Baseball is back, and this year, more stadiums are tapping frictionless checkout to cut labor costs while meeting fans’ demand to spend as little time out of their seats as possible....
March 29, 2024
Rising Fraud Casts Shadow Over Voice Commerce Potential
The proliferation of voice-activated technology, from virtual shopping assistants to speech recognition in smartphones and smart homes, is reshaping how consumers interact with devices. Advancements in this field are continually expanding the possibilities...
March 28, 2024
Retailers Add Tech to Meet Consumer Demand for Biometric Authentication
With consumers looking for more frictionless authentication, retailers ranging from Whole Foods to Steak ’n Shake are adding biometric payments. Amazon has been looking to remove friction from its Amazon One pay-by-palm capability, most recently launching an app to...
March 28, 2024
Amazon Debuts App for Easier Palm Payment Sign-Ups
Amazon is making it easier for consumers to use its palm payment tool Amazon One. “Until today, customers had to visit a physical location to hover their palm over an Amazon One device...
March 27, 2024
Restaurant Brands Tap Data Insights to Drive Engagement, Loyalty and...
From enhancing customer experiences to optimizing operations, embracing digital transformation is no longer just an option but an imperative for success in today’s competitive landscape. Against this backdrop, restaurant brands...
March 27, 2024
Embedded Finance Beckons as Independent Software Vendors Evolve
Gigi Beyene, senior vice president of integrated payments at Nuvei, told PYMNTS that the role of the independent software vendor (ISV) has evolved through the years, and more change is...